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deKlerk
White South African president after Mandela, in 1989, boldly accepted the need for reform. He abandoned apartheid, repealed the hated pass laws, and lifted the ban on the ANC. A year later, he freed Mandela.
Zimbabwe
United Nations Sanctions hurt their economy; White white Southern Rhodesians refused to give power
Nigeria
250_____ ethnic groups (Muslim North vs. Christian South = violence); Constitution, but Muslim Hausa dominated
Falkands
Peron tried to seize this place from Britain; hide African problems by doing toher things
Angola and Mozambique
Portuguese dictator Antonia Salazar rejects demands for freedom, and then they get freedom in 1975; and then civil war for long time
Namibia
getting its independence from South Africa
Nyerere
Tanzanian man who embraced socialism
"Papa Doc"
Dr. Francois Ducalier who ruled in Haiti with his son "Baby Doc" with a secret police
Organization of African Unity
prevent conflict for Africa
Peron
dictator in Argentina
Algeria
French felt it was a part of thier country; struggle from 1954 to 1962 for independance
Mobutu
seized power in Congo and imposed so mutual me kind of order. He renamed the nation Zaire, meaning "big river." Dictatorship that slaughtered rivals
Romero
a conservative member of El Salvador's elite until he became( he was a catholic priest) archbishop; he began to condemn government death squads that were killing peasants and students opposed to the government; martyred while saying mass- had him executed by a death squad because he did liberation theology- help through God and to be treated fairly
Eva Peron
famous for being loved by people in Argentina; did a lot to help the people
Mau Mau
group of Guerrillas trying to end depression in Kenya; gain independence from Britain, Kenyatta will get in trouble because of their violence, he wanted to be peaceful
SWAPO
South West African Peoples Organization-had turned to armed struggle to win independence. For years, SWAPO guerrillas battled South African troops.
Sandanistas
In Nicaragua; they were gorilla fighters and wanted to get rid of old dictator and put in Daniel Ortega
ANC
African National Congress- wanted to end Apartheid in South Africa
Mugabe
Rob and Josh go together, both in Zimbabwe, both fought to change over Zimbabwe (other name) and wanted to give black majority power; josh
GUtemala
government murdered and tortured critis, mainly Native Americans, economy damaged by deacade long civil war
Kenyatta
Leaders of nonviolent independence, imprisoned (Mau Mau were violent); 1st prime minister of Kenya (1963); first president of Kenya
Mandela
First South Africa President voted by all races
South Africa
Apartheid and who's involved with it; foreign boycotts hurt the economy;
Nkom
Rob and Josh go together, both in Zimbabwe, both fought to change over Zimbabwe (other name) and wanted to give black majority power; rob
Elsalvador
Us tried to pressure governemnt to change, only one major export which was coffee, 12 year long civil war
Nkumrah
imprisoned; then1st PM of Independent Ghana
National Liberation Front
in Algeria; trying to liberate them from French

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